If you were haunted by Ben H. Winters' existential detective story The Last Policeman, read The City & the City, by China MiƩville. Like the detective in Winters' novel, who wrestles with the futility of his job in the face of imminent impact by a world-killing comet, the protagonist of MiƩville's noir pastiche must struggle against inertia in a society that would rather he didn't.Read about the other entries on the list.
My Book, The Movie: The Last Policeman.
The Page 69 Test: The Last Policeman.
The Page 69 Test: Countdown City.
--Marshal Zeringue